And there she was... Still staring at the moonlight. Her golden eyes shimmering through the night and her fur smooth as the wind brushed onto it. Little did she know I was there, hiding from her, observing everything about her existence. Even when she's in this form, beautiful is all I could think of.. Then she turned to my direction. Somehow she knew I was there watching her. But then she growled. She pawed her way closer to me, almost ready to pounce on the creature spying on her. I hid... Covered myself with all the leaves available surrounding me, hoping that I won't get caught. The growling sounds grew louder. She's close.... Oh, please don't kill me...... ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunter Thompson slays beasts with his father. But unlike his father, he'd rather keep the beasts alive than killing them. As the famous beast slayer, he hates it when he's up against his own son. So he demanded Hunter to promise to keep his pride and to do his duty in honor for their clan, for he will be the next leader. Everything was going well until his father passed away and this new girl showed up in his school. She was mysterious and not so very friendly around others. He talked to her and got to know each other better though, most of the time she wasn't always around, he decided to ask her about it but she wouldn't tell. Crimes of finding people dead and was left around the public were repeatedly committed by an unknown beast sprawling around their town and everybody was in danger. Hunter was now assigned to do this task to save the people and more importantly, Rachel. As he was investigating around the place, he saw her and began to ask questions about why he rarely see her. But when she ran, he definitely needed to follow her. He later found out Rachel's big secret and was left two undesireable options: to kill her or to keep her alive.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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